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  • The King
    Without me it's just Awe so
    • Jun 2004
    • 42380
    #1

    Jim Kelly not having surgery

    There's been a lot that has been said so we thought it would be best to clarify.
    At this point and time surgery is not the best option for Jim.
    Because of complexity and aggressive nature of this cancer and after more scans and tests, the plan has changed.
    At this point, Jim will not be having surgery. The cancer is in areas that surgery cannot successfully eradicate. Therefore, the medical specialists here in NYC along with our Buffalo team believe that chemotherapy and radiation are the best option.
    If you've dealt with cancer you know that you never really know for sure what each moment will hold.
    But..Praise God. We are held in the Strong Mighty hands of an Unchanging God.
    Thank you for your continued prayer support.
    I will share updates as we move forward - ready for this battle waged against us.
    If God is for us.who can be against us! - Jill Kelly
    I remember that one fateful day when Coach took me aside. I knew what was coming. "You don't have to tell me," I said. "I'm off the team, aren't I?"
    "Well," said Coach, "you never were really ON the team. You made that uniform you're wearing out of rags and towels, and your helmet is a toy space helmet.
    You show up at practice and then either steal the ball and make us chase you to get it back, or you try to tackle people at inappropriate times."
    It was all     true what he was saying. And yet, I thought something is brewing inside the head of this Coach.
    He sees something in me, some kind of raw talent that he can     mold. But that's when I felt the handcuffs go on.


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  • Swiper
    Legendary Zoner
    • Sep 2010
    • 33105
    #2
    Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

    What kind of cancer is it?

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    • Downinfloflo
      Victimizing The Victimizer
      • Aug 2012
      • 16545
      #3
      Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

      Originally posted by Swiper View Post
      What kind of cancer is it?
      It's in his Mouth and Jaw.

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      • Dr. Lecter
        Zero for Zero!
        • Mar 2003
        • 67938
        #4
        Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

        This is terrible. Probably the worst news possible.

        I fear that the near future for Bills fans is going to get a lot worse
        Originally posted by mysticsoto
        Lecter is right in everything he said.
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        • Swiper
          Legendary Zoner
          • Sep 2010
          • 33105
          #5
          Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

          Originally posted by Downinfloflo View Post
          It's in his Mouth and Jaw.
          Right. Bone cancer? Marrow cancer? Soft tissue? Just curious. They sounded like it would be done and over for him after the first surgery.

          And does anyone know where he is in NYC? MSK?
          Last edited by swiper; 03-26-2014, 03:49 PM.

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          • SpikedLemonade
            • Jun 2024
            #6
            Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

            Originally posted by Dr. Lecter View Post
            This is terrible. Probably the worst news possible.

            I fear that the near future for Bills fans is going to get a lot worse
            I agree. I can't see how this news can have a positive side.

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            • Ed
              Dude
              • Sep 2002
              • 9247
              #7
              Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

              Originally posted by Swiper View Post
              Right. Bone cancer? Marrow cancer? Soft tissue? Just curious. They sounded like it would be done and over for him after the first surgery.

              And does anyone know where he is in NYC? MSK?
              Well in his first surgery I believe he had part of his jaw and some teeth removed, so I would assume it's in his bones?

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              • Swiper
                Legendary Zoner
                • Sep 2010
                • 33105
                #8
                Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                Originally posted by Ed View Post
                Well in his first surgery I believe he had part of his jaw and some teeth removed, so I would assume it's in his bones?
                I haven't followed the story so closely, but what I've read they were always vague about it. Could be a lot of things.

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                • Crisis
                  Registered User
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 12738
                  #9
                  Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                  Isn't surgery only ruled out of the cancer has already spread? Not good news..
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                  • Swiper
                    Legendary Zoner
                    • Sep 2010
                    • 33105
                    #10
                    Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                    Originally posted by Crisis View Post
                    Isn't surgery only ruled out of the cancer has already spread? Not good news..
                    Surgery is done, typically, as a curative measure or as a debulking procedure prior to CTx or RTx. In any case, getting RTx to the head or neck is tough news. While they are much better at focusing treatment to the cancer itself these days, the radiation still affects local structures. And the head and neck are full of important stuff! I know a guy who had prostate radiation about 10 or 11 years ago and now has excruciating radiation proctitis and penile pain every day. So much so that he wishes he would have never treated the cancer with radiation.
                    Last edited by swiper; 03-26-2014, 04:03 PM.

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                    • feldspar
                      Registered User
                      • Mar 2007
                      • 13620
                      #11
                      Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                      My father was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer a month ago. When the cancer has spread to the point where it cannot be contained or isolated and so surgery is not an option, this is bad...very, very bad. When chemotherapy and radiation are the best option, the outlook is generally bleak, no matter what the specific type of cancer, really. Chemotherapy can prolong your life a bit, but it can ruin the quality of your life in the meantime...it can do some good as well. I have no idea of the particulars of Jim Kelly's prognosis. My father is electing to not even put himself through chemo...that can be hell, or even kill you itself, as happened to my uncle. Just radiation for pain management every weekday. Funny thing is that my father got his medical marijuana license, or whatever it is. Never would have imagined such a thing.

                      Anyway, life's a ***** and death don't have no mercy. I hope Jim Kelly's situation isn't as bad as it sounds, but it probably is. I don't know.
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                      • Swiper
                        Legendary Zoner
                        • Sep 2010
                        • 33105
                        #12
                        Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                        The great hope for cancer treatment is on the horizon: http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-c...y/ART-20047808

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                        • Bill Cody
                          Registered User
                          • Sep 2004
                          • 11905
                          #13
                          Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                          If the cancer has metastasized through his body that is a death sentence. If he's receptive to chemo that can beat the cancer back some and give him more time, maybe years. The side effects of chemo vary person to person but it ain't fun. And at some point it usually just stops working. I just lost my brother to cancer last summer, it sucks. Depending on the specific kind of cancer he has sometimes you can get into trials of experimental drugs, lots of good things happening in cancer research. But this news sounds very grim to me, sad.

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                          • better days
                            Registered User
                            • Jan 2010
                            • 22028
                            #14
                            Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                            I have had stage 4 throat cancer.

                            I was told surgery was not an option from the begining.

                            I was treated with Chemo & Radiation.

                            Chemo makes you sick as a dog..................terrible short term.

                            Radiation has long lasting effects, destroyed my thyroid gland, taste buds, saliva glands...............terrible long term
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                            • trapezeus
                              Legendary Zoner
                              • Oct 2004
                              • 19525
                              #15
                              Re: Jim Kelly not having surgery

                              one real problem is that if the cancer is spreading, it is located in his head. and if it's spreading, it may be in his brain. and that would only give a short window of time.

                              really tough times.

                              as for better days and feldspar, i'm sorry about your personal battles with cancer and the battle for your dad. Very sad stuff.
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